Wichita eagle., 1887-12-02
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!. TIPPING THE WAITER.
THERE is DANGER, SOMETIMES, OF
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AFast Young Mans Libernlity-The Aver
age Tip Less Than Twenty-Five Cents-A
r schedule-Head Walters Eees-Few Tips
from Ladies.
A very fashiouably dressed man, slightly
Intoxicated, went into the dining room OF
first class hotel in New York the other even
ing, and asked for an expensive dinner a
Quart of champagne included. The young
man with an apron yho took his order was
all attention, and q dozen other young men
with aprons stood at their vacant tables ard
smiled epviously. That their envy was well
founded was shown when the diner PAD his
bill. 1t amounted 10 20, and after paying
the amount be held the silver quarter Of
change stupidity Ia his hand moment, evi-
IDENTIFY wondering if that would be enough 20
fec the waiter; thsa be thrust 1t IN his pocket,
took bill from his purse, laid 1t unstaadIly
in the walters ready hand, and walked away
with the proud consciousness Of having been
exceedingly liberal. The head waiter, dis
tinguished looking man with mild blue eyes
and a long, blonde mustache, smiled com
l,lacentiv at the episode, and turning tc tDe
writer, said:
THAT customer did not know that twenty
five cents would have served his purpose just
as well. and that half dollar would have
been the extreme of generosity"
s"Is twenty-five cents tie average tip 70
waitersf"
"No," answered tao head waiter doubtfully;
CT don't think it is It would be less than
that. though there are men who make point
Of always giving half dollar. The great
majority Of men make the fee ten cents. and
where three or four como together they fire.
uuently chip il five cents apiece for the
waiter Few customers neglect the tip en-
tirelv, but some Of them let il 60 for few
DAYS and then give fee Of fifty cents. They
ere the men who really get the hast service,
for. although az the end Of the week they
will have paid less than ton cenfs on the
average fer their dinner foes, The waiter who
gets the silver may have served the customer
but once during that time. The effect II
that plan il To make every waiter hope by
special attention TO induce the customer to
pay tip On that particular occasion when
he serves
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE
~ know a man who varies the amount OF
his tip according to q mathematical schedule.
He pays the waiter 10 per cent Of the bill
except when The bill is less than 81 or more
thsn S. In the first case he tips ten cents,
md never goes above half a dollar. The
walters regular wages here ere $50 a month
md meals and with decent luck end care any
sne of them is enabled TO double his income
by fees"
Docs the head waiter come in for fees
ilsol"
Eyes indeed. and mighty good ones, Toe.
Men who find it agreeable 20 TAD the head
waiter seldom give him less than 81. Eis
richest opportunity lies in private dinner
party Those who dine in q separate room
imagine that they get better attention than
the people il tts main dining room, and they
fee the waiter accordingly"
"Do ladies tip the weitorsf'
"Wen. now, il seems hardly gallant tSfay
3D. but few walters Ike to serve lady who
dimes alone, or two of them together. A
waiter thinks himself lucky TO set q dime
from lady, and il there are tyso of Them,
the dime answers for both IT, indeed. they
give any fee at all. IN tho up town hotels
ard restaurants in the shopping district it
may be that half the lady customers give n
tip. Now and tsen ono appears who leaves a
quarter or the plate just like a man, but,
alasi they are very rare We have one Gus
toner who is a shrewd business woman and
takes much pride in her capacity for bur-
gaining When she comes in she selects a
table with great deliberatioh choosing ac-
cording to the impression the walters make
upon her. Then she says to the waiter who
comes to take her order: Nov what is your
name. my mani And suppose he answers
Perkins, madam she continues: well, Per-
kins, want you to serve me ip tip top shape;
Zip top, understand Here and she slips a
silver quarter under her glass; see thatl
that's yours if you serve mo TIP top Then
Bhe looks at him sharply and proceedS to give
her order. You may dapend upon it she gets
served we'll, but il anything goes arniss that
quarter goes back into her pocket, IF. R.
Burton In Louisville Courief-JournnL